{"id":25776,"date":"2025-10-11T00:27:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T05:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/?page_id=25776"},"modified":"2025-10-11T00:28:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T05:28:06","slug":"senator-harriss-invites-families-to-share-veterans-stories-for-illinois-capitol-display","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/senator-harriss-invites-families-to-share-veterans-stories-for-illinois-capitol-display\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator Harriss Invites Families to Share Veterans\u2019 Stories for Illinois Capitol Display"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"fonts-plugin-block \" style=\"font-family: Lato;font-weight: normal;font-size: 20px;text-align: center\"><strong>Senator Harriss Invites Families to Share Veterans\u2019 Stories for Illinois Capitol Display<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"fonts-plugin-block \" style=\"font-family: Lato;font-weight: normal\"><strong>PRESS RELEASE OCTOBER 10, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/thumbnail-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/thumbnail-3.png 800w, https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/thumbnail-3-300x69.png 300w, https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/thumbnail-3-768x178.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 85vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/vets-one-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/vets-one-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/vets-one-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/vets-one-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/vets-one.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"fonts-plugin-block \" style=\"font-family: Lato;font-weight: normal\">Senator Harriss Invites Families to Share Veterans\u2019 Stories for Illinois Capitol Display:<br>To honor the courage, dedication, and sacrifices of Illinois veterans, State Senator Erica Harriss is encouraging residents to share photos and stories of their loved ones who served in the United States Armed Forces. These submissions will be featured in the\u00a0<em>\u201cHonoring All Who Served\u201d Veterans Day Display<\/em>\u00a0in the Illinois State Capitol Rotunda from October 28 through November 13.<br><br>\u201cVeterans Day is a time to reflect on the bravery and sacrifices of those who have defended our freedoms,\u201d said Senator Harriss. \u201cThis display is a meaningful way to keep their legacies alive and ensure we never forget the faces and stories of these heroes who have shaped our nation.\u201d<br><br>Families are encouraged to submit a photo (military photos preferred but not required) along with a written story of no more than 250 words. Submissions should also include the veteran\u2019s name, military branch (Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, National Guard, Navy), and conflict served (Afghanistan, Iraq, September 11, Gulf War, Vietnam, Korea, WWII, WWI, Peacetime, or other).<br><br>The deadline for submissions is Friday, October 24, 2025. Submissions can be emailed to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:veteransday@sgop.ilga.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">veteransday@sgop.ilga.gov<\/a>\u00a0or mailed to Veterans Day Wall, 110 D Statehouse, Springfield, IL 62706. For questions, call (217) 782-1154.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-25776","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25776"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25776\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25780,"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25776\/revisions\/25780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/granitecitygossip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}